Haryana, Oct 27: Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah on Thursday said that Jammu and Kashmir which was once a hot spot of violence and unrest is now becoming a hot spot of development.
He was addressing the first day of a two-day ‘ChintanShivir’ at Surajkund, Haryana today. Chief Ministers of the States, Home Ministers of States and Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of Union Territories are participating in the ChintanShivir.
In his address, Amit Shah said, “The areas affected by Left Wing Extremism, Jammu and Kashmir and the NorthEeast, which were once hot spots of violence and unrest, are now becoming hot spots of development.”
Shah said after the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, a new beginning of peace and progress has begun there. He said compared to 37 months before August 5, 2019, there has been a 34 percent reduction in terrorist incidents and 54 percent reduction in deaths amongst security forces in the 37 monthsafterAugust 5, 2019.
Highlighting the significance of Chintan Shivir, the HM said, “Chintan Shivir is being organized which will provide a common platform to face challenges before the nation such as cyber-crime, spread of narcotics and cross-border terrorism in unison.
He said the security situation in the North East has improved significantly in the last eight years and since 2014 there has been a 74 percent reduction in insurgency incidents, 60 percent in casualties amongst security forces and about 90 percent in civilian casualties.
Apart from this, efforts have been made to establish lasting peace in the region by signing of agreements with the NLFT, Bodo, Bru, KarbiAnglong under which more than 9,000 militants have surrendered. He said with the restoration of peace in the North East, AFSPA has been withdrawn from more than 60 percent of areas. Highlighting the improvement in the situation in the LWE affected areas, Shah said the incidents of violence in these areas have come down by 77 percent and deaths in these incidents have reduced by more than 85 percent.
Govt to set NIA branches in all states: Amit Shah
Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah on Thursday informed that efforts are being made to set up an anti-terror network by setting up NIA branch in all the states.
Speaking at the first day of a two-day ‘ChintanShivir’ at Surajkund, Haryana, Amit Shah said that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has followed a zero tolerance policy against terrorism and the NIA and other agencies are being strengthened to achieve a decisive victory over it.
Shah informed, “Before 2024 efforts are being made to set up an anti-terror network by setting up NIA branch in all the states.”
He said that to achieve a decisive victory in the fight against terrorism, the legal framework is being strengthened, under which provision has been made to declare individual terrorists by amending the NIA and UAPA laws.
He said that the NIA has been given extra territorial jurisdiction and along with this the agency has also been given the right to confiscate the property acquired / related to terrorism.
“Today most of the security hotspots in the country have become almost free from anti-national activities due to mutual cooperation and coordination between the Centre and the states,” the Home Minister said.
Amit Shah said that Chintan Shivir, being organized to provide a common platform to face challenges before the nation such as cyber-crime, spread of narcotics and cross-border terrorism in unison.
Crimes becoming borderless: Union Min Shah
‘To deal with crimes States need common strategy’
Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah on Thursday said that the nature of crimes is changing and they are becoming borderless.
Speaking on the first day of a two-day ‘ChintanShivir’ at Surajkund, Haryana, the Home Minister (HM) said, “Today, the nature of crimes is changing and they are becoming borderless. That is why all States will have to battle these by having a common strategy.
To formulate and implement this common strategy, the Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, under the spirit of ‘Cooperative Federalism’, ‘Whole of Government’ and ‘Team India’ approaches promoting the 3C’s, that is Cooperation, Coordination, Collaboration between the Centre and the States.
Shah said the zero tolerance policy of the Government of India against narcotics is yielding good results and in the last 8 years, 3,000 cases have been registered while drugs worth more than Rs. 20,0000 crore have been seized.
The Union Home Minister said there is a need to make proper use of all resources of internal security available to fight challenges before the nation. He said for this there has to be resource optimization, rational utilization of resources and integration of resources, which would further improve coordination between the States.
He also emphasized that Border States will have to make more coordinated efforts with Central agencies and security forces to ensure border security and coastal security.
The Union Home Minister said internal security is very important for development, stability and good governance of the nation and it is a common responsibility of all of us.
He said the Centre and the States have equal responsibility in nation building. A country can progress only when there is close cooperation between all agencies, the Union Minister Shah said.
